Most commercially available soaps are actually classified as detergents. The powerful oil-stripping properties of a detergent can leave skin tight, dry, itchy, flaky, and irritated. If you're interested in switching to a natural soap, it's difficult to beat the following benefits of goat milk skin care and hygiene products. 

What Are the Advantages of Goat Milk Soap?

1. Gentle and Moisturizing

Detergents strip natural fatty acids from the skin, leaving you dry and itchy. Goat milk soap, in comparison, cleanses the skin without removing fats or oils. In fact, it deposits fatty acids, adding to the skin's natural moisture barrier rather than depleting it. 

The natural proteins, fats, and glycerin found in goat milk give it incredible moisturizing properties. The skin's ability to deeply absorb it allows those moisturizing agents to reach and repair gaps and cracks between cells caused by dryness and irritation. The creamy texture of the soap helps to seal in the skin's newfound moisture.

2. Nourishing

Goat milk is a rich source of vitamins A, C, D, B12, and B6. It also contains beneficial minerals such as zinc, copper, and selenium. Since goat milk is capable of being absorbed beyond the surface of the skin, these nutrients can reach the tissue below. As a result, your skin develops a healthy glow from within.

3. Anti-Aging

Vitamins A, C, and E are each powerful antioxidants known to prevent the appearance of premature aging. Since goat milk has all three of these vitamins in abundance, applying it to your skin can help eliminate the production of free radicals. These unstable atoms damage cells, causing aging and disease. 

4. Anti-Microbial

The proteins in goat milk have strong anti-microbial properties that kill acne-causing bacteria. The milk is also a natural source of lactic acid, which works as a gentle chemical exfoliant to remove the top layer of dead skin cells and allow new ones to emerge. Exfoliated skin experiences less oil and sebum buildup, resulting in fewer blemishes.

If you're ready to make the switch to goat milk products, you can count on Surfing Goat Dairy in Kula, HI. This family-owned certified humane goat farm offers over 30 specialty goat cheeses, 50+ goat cheese truffle flavors, and over 20 goat milk soap varieties. Visit their website or call (808) 878-2870 for more information or to book a farm tour.